Recognised as Colour

#BF12FC

#BF12FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BF12FC is a violet with RGB values 191, 18, 252 and HSL 284°, 98%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF12FC#BF12FC

HEX#BF12FC

RGBrgb(191, 18, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0706, 0.9882

RGB percentages74.9%, 7.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(284.4, 97.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 92.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK24.2%, 92.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,522,236

CSS custom property--colour: #BF12FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#40ED03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B85D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.4 Magenta · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2 Medium blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4FFC12

Analogous#4A12FC, #FC12C4

Triadic#FCBF12, #12FCBF

Split complementary#C4FC12, #12FC4A

Tetradic#FC4A12, #4FFC12, #12C4FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5DBFF

Lighter +30%#E8A9FE

Lighter +20%#DA77FD

Lighter +10%#CD44FD

Darker −10%#A103D8

Darker −20%#7B02A6

Darker −30%#560174

Darker −40%#300141

More saturated +25%#C00FFF

Less saturated −25%#B130DE

Channel breakdown

R191

G18

B252

Red191 (74.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue284.36°

Saturation (HSL)97.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 12 · B FC

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BF12FC (chemical formula)

Formula
269.795 g/mol
15 atoms

BF12FC has a molar mass of 269.795 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 13 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass269.795 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.4800514 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2321173 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B4%

F91.5%

C4.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.007%

Fluorine (F × 13)246.974 g/mol, 91.541%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.452%

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